OpenMeter (Usage Metering for AI/Cloud Billing) Connector for AI agents.
9 live capabilities
Automate usage-based billing and customer entitlement management for cloud services.
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Why people use OpenMeter (Usage Metering for AI/Cloud Billing)
OpenMeter Usage Metering for AI Cloud Billing Accuracy
This Connector changes that by letting your agent handle the heavy lifting. You can tell your agent to watch the usage, update the customer entitlements, and even kick off the payment flow when they hit a certain threshold. It turns billing from a monthly headache into a real-time automated process.
What Vinkius changes
Your agent handles the entire billing and entitlement lifecycle without you touching a dashboard.
Use it from Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or another AI client you already have.
One account · 5,900+ Connectors
- Real-world use case 01
Onboarding an enterprise client
A founder asks the agent to create a customer, link them to a Pro plan, and set their usage limits.
- Real-world use case 02
Tracking LLM costs
An engineer tells the agent to ingest a tokens event every time a user hits the API.
- Real-world use case 03
Handling subscription upgrades
A customer wants more features; the agent checks their current status and creates a new subscription.
Complete set · 9capabilities
The complete OpenMeter (Usage Metering for AI/Cloud Billing) capability set.
These are the exact actions your AI can choose when you ask it to work with OpenMeter (Usage Metering for AI/Cloud Billing).
01—03
3 capabilities in this set.
Part of 9 available through OpenMeter (Usage Metering for AI/Cloud Billing).
- 01 Capability
Create entitlement
Create an entitlement for a customer. Use this to give specific users access to certain features.
- 02 Capability
Create feature
Create a new feature for metering. This defines what specific resources you want to track for billing.
- 03 Capability
Create stripe checkout
Create a Stripe checkout session. It triggers the actual payment process for your customers.
04—06
3 capabilities in this set.
Part of 9 available through OpenMeter (Usage Metering for AI/Cloud Billing).
- 04 Capability
Create subscription
Create a subscription. This links a customer to a specific plan and starts their billing cycle.
- 05 Capability
Delete subject
Delete a subject by key. Use this to remove specific usage subjects from your metering data.
- 06 Capability
Get customer
Get a customer by ID or Key. This lets your agent quickly pull up billing and profile details.
07—09
3 capabilities in this set.
Part of 9 available through OpenMeter (Usage Metering for AI/Cloud Billing).
- 07 Capability
Ingest event
Ingest a usage event into OpenMeter. Send token counts or API calls to your metering pipeline.
- 08 Capability
Upsert subjects
Provide an array of subject objects to upsert subjects in OpenMeter. This handles bulk updates for usage subjects.
- 09 Capability
Create customer
Create a new billable customer profile. This lets your agent set up new accounts for your users.
Set up in minutes
One URL. Then ask OpenMeter (Usage Metering for AI/Cloud Billing) to work.
Claude and ChatGPT only need the Connector URL. Copy it once, add it in settings, and use OpenMeter (Usage Metering for AI/Cloud Billing) from the conversation.
Choose your client
Live previewAdvanced clients IDE · CLI
Claude · Web + desktop
Connector URL · ready to paste
Streamable HTTPhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_p0lNF3lg9UNUFHTVH6Gq1Yu25ac5iomRjqaxflSt/mcp - Step 01
Open Connectors
In Claude Web or Claude Desktop, open Settings and choose Connectors.
- Step 02
Add the URL
Choose Add custom connector, name it OpenMeter (Usage Metering for AI/Cloud Billing), and paste the URL above.
- Step 03
Turn it on in chat
Select +, open Connectors, and enable OpenMeter (Usage Metering for AI/Cloud Billing) for the conversation.
ChatGPT · Web + desktop
Connector URL · ready to paste
Streamable HTTPhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_p0lNF3lg9UNUFHTVH6Gq1Yu25ac5iomRjqaxflSt/mcp - Step 01
Open MCP settings
On desktop, open Settings and MCP servers. On web, open your workspace app or connector settings.
- Step 02
Add the URL
Choose Add server with Streamable HTTP, or create a custom MCP app, then paste the OpenMeter (Usage Metering for AI/Cloud Billing) URL.
- Step 03
Save and start
Save the connection and enable OpenMeter (Usage Metering for AI/Cloud Billing) in your conversation. Desktop may ask you to restart once.
Cursor · IDE configuration
Advanced setup
{
"mcpServers": {
"openmeter-usage-metering-for-aicloud-billing": {
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_p0lNF3lg9UNUFHTVH6Gq1Yu25ac5iomRjqaxflSt/mcp"
}
}
} - Step 01
Open MCP Settings
Press Cmd+Shift+P (macOS) or Ctrl+Shift+P (Windows/Linux) → search "MCP Settings"
- Step 02
Add the server config
Paste the JSON configuration above into the mcp.json file that opens
- Step 03
Save the file
Cursor will automatically detect the new Connector
- Step 04
Start using OpenMeter (Usage Metering for AI/Cloud Billing)
Open Agent mode in chat and ask: "Using OpenMeter (Usage Metering for AI/Cloud Billing), help me...". 9 tools available
VS Code Copilot · IDE configuration
Advanced setup
{
"mcpServers": {
"openmeter-usage-metering-for-aicloud-billing": {
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_p0lNF3lg9UNUFHTVH6Gq1Yu25ac5iomRjqaxflSt/mcp"
}
}
} - Step 01
Create MCP config
Create a .vscode/mcp.json file in your project root
- Step 02
Add the server config
Paste the JSON configuration above
- Step 03
Enable Agent mode
Open GitHub Copilot Chat and switch to Agent mode using the dropdown
- Step 04
Start using OpenMeter (Usage Metering for AI/Cloud Billing)
Ask Copilot: "Using OpenMeter (Usage Metering for AI/Cloud Billing), help me...". 9 tools available
Windsurf · IDE configuration
Advanced setup
{
"mcpServers": {
"openmeter-usage-metering-for-aicloud-billing": {
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_p0lNF3lg9UNUFHTVH6Gq1Yu25ac5iomRjqaxflSt/mcp"
}
}
} - Step 01
Open MCP Settings
Go to Settings → MCP Configuration or press Cmd+Shift+P and search "MCP"
- Step 02
Add the server
Paste the JSON configuration above into mcp_config.json
- Step 03
Save and reload
Windsurf will detect the new server automatically
- Step 04
Start using OpenMeter (Usage Metering for AI/Cloud Billing)
Open Cascade and ask: "Using OpenMeter (Usage Metering for AI/Cloud Billing), help me...". 9 tools available
Cline · IDE configuration
Advanced setup
{
"mcpServers": {
"openmeter-usage-metering-for-aicloud-billing": {
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_p0lNF3lg9UNUFHTVH6Gq1Yu25ac5iomRjqaxflSt/mcp"
}
}
} - Step 01
Open Cline MCP Settings
Click the Connectors icon in the Cline sidebar panel
- Step 02
Add remote server
Click "Add Connector" and paste the configuration above
- Step 03
Enable the server
Toggle the server switch to ON
- Step 04
Start using OpenMeter (Usage Metering for AI/Cloud Billing)
Ask Cline: "Using OpenMeter (Usage Metering for AI/Cloud Billing), help me...". 9 tools available
Claude Code · Terminal command
Advanced setup
claude mcp add openmeter-usage-metering-for-aicloud-billing --transport http "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_p0lNF3lg9UNUFHTVH6Gq1Yu25ac5iomRjqaxflSt/mcp" - Step 01
Install Claude Code
Run npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code if not already installed
- Step 02
Add the Connector
Run the command above in your terminal
- Step 03
Verify the connection
Run claude mcp to list connected servers, or type /mcp inside a session
- Step 04
Start using OpenMeter (Usage Metering for AI/Cloud Billing)
Ask Claude: "Using OpenMeter (Usage Metering for AI/Cloud Billing), show me...". 9 tools are ready
Where the request belongs
Work OpenMeter can move forward.
This is for the SaaS founder who is tired of guessing how much to charge, or the FinOps lead who wants to see real-time consumption data without manual exports.
SaaS Founder
Sets up new customer plans and checks subscription statuses via natural language.
FinOps Analyst
Queries customer consumption and entitlement statuses to optimize cloud spend.
Product Engineer
Defines new metered features and usage limits directly from the dev environment.
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Before you connect
Questions about OpenMeter.
The practical details behind the request, access and result.
Can OpenMeter help me charge users based on AI tokens?
Yes, it tracks usage events like tokens so you can bill your customers accurately based on their actual consumption.
Does OpenMeter work with Stripe?
Yes, it can trigger Stripe checkout sessions for your subscriptions to automate the payment collection process.
How do I manage customer limits with OpenMeter?
You can ask your agent to define specific entitlements and limits for any customer, ensuring they stay within their plan boundaries.
Can I use OpenMeter to track cloud costs?
Yes, it is designed to ingest usage events for cloud and AI services to help you manage and bill for infrastructure costs.
Is OpenMeter good for SaaS billing?
It is an excellent choice for SaaS companies looking to move to usage-based pricing models or complex entitlement systems.
Can my agent set up new subscriptions with OpenMeter?
Yes, your agent can link customers to plans and manage their entire subscription lifecycle without manual dashboard entries.
How do I record that a user just consumed 500 tokens in an AI prompt?
Use the ingest_event capability. Provide the event type (e.g., 'prompt'), the subject (customer ID), and a JSON payload containing the count (e.g., {"tokens": 500}). OpenMeter will handle the aggregation automatically.
Can I check the current status and metadata of a specific billable customer?
Yes! Use the get_customer capability with the customer's ID or Key. It will return the customer's name, usage attribution settings, and internal identifiers.
How do I set a usage limit or entitlement for a customer?
Use the create_entitlement capability. You'll need the customerId and a JSON configuration defining the feature and the limit (e.g., a hard limit of 1000 units per month).
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